Display cabinet for glaziers&#39; supplies



Sept. 26, 1933. R. H. KINGDoN DISPLAY CABINET FOR GLAZIERS SUPPLIES Filed April 1J 1932 2 Smm-*sheet alf Sept. 26, 1933. R. H. KlNcsDoN 1,927,337

DISPLAY CABINET FOR GLAZIERS SUPPLIES Filed April 11. 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 26, 1933 Y DISPLAY CABINET FORGIQAZIERs Ralph H. Kingdon, Maywood, v'Ill.,`f assignor to' Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago, Ill., asco'r-fA poration o f New York f f Application Apriliuisea seria; No, 604,407 l y claims. (c1. .n2-,146)` The invention relates to display cabinets for glaziers supplies and the generalaim kthereof is to provide a cabinet of this nature which is convenient, sturdy, 'neat in appearance, and in which the articles Vmay be compactly' stored and neatly presented for sale. f In vending glaziers suppliesyitvis notcustomary to make a display thereof particularlywith respect to the stock of variouslydimensioned panes of glass. Instead, such stock has usually been widely scattered, thus occupying more space than is required and, furthermore, being decidedly inconvenient.

`An object'ofA the invention, thereforefis to provide a cabinet which'may be cheaply manufactured and wherein all lofthe appurtenances of vthe'glazier-'may be neatly arranged-within a relatively small space. A'further object is to provide a displaycabinet which 'embodies as a part thereof a glass cutting device whereby a pane of glassmayiloev selected and cut to the `required dimensions at 4the Cabinet. U A A Other objects and advantages willbecome apparent in the following description andvfr'om the accompanying drawings,` in which: 'I l` Figure 1 is a front elevationo'f a cabinet embodying the features of the invention.

Fig. 2 is'a vertical section through the cabinet and -is taken-'along the line 2-2 of Fig. l'. Fig. A3 is a fragmentary, longitudinal, sectional Vview on` an enlarged scale showing structural details ofthe glass cutting device;v .i

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken as indicated by the line 4- 4 of Fig. 3L v Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the'cabinet, par,- tially rbroken away.VV Y l Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary section of the cabinet taken onthe line 6 6 of Figo While the invention is vsusceptible o f vari,

Aous vmodiiications and alternative constructions, I have shown in the drawings and will herein describe in detailthe preferred embodiment, but

it is to be` understood that I do not thereby in -v-y tendV to limit 4.the inventionto the'spcic'form disclosed, but'` intend vto cover allfmo'diiications and alternative constructions falling withinjthe spirit and scope ofv the'invention enpressed 50' Vinthe appended claims.,` 'f

.Refer-ring'to the drawings', wherein is shown Yone form ofV cabinet yfor illustrative purposes',y 10 indicates generally a' 'skeleton supporting frame preferablyA formed of sheet, metal and comprising upright lcorner standards 111 supportingatop, a bottom and side walls- 12, 13 and14,'respec tively. fTherfrontisopenand across bar 15 preferably v supports the front vof ,thevtop 1 2?l Intermediatethe .mtop andgbottomis a-ftransversely. extending Across bar 16 (Fig.l 3) whichjs person.. d l- '.,The supporting frame is adapted to' receivewa y pluralityof cabinet sections in the form of sepaf' rately faslriioned members v and two such sections, designated 1 7v and 18,.are shown herein. The secf 65 disposed atv a4 height `convenient to .theaverage' 00.V

tionsfare preferably Of Wood yand are capablenof I being inserted as individualgunitstlie uppersec tion 1 '7 .being supported by thegintermediatebar I 16. The lower section rests upon,the bottom 1 3 and may be secured in placeby such meariswas 'l0` screws 19?" (Fig-. 6) extending through the bar. 1 6 intosideportions 19 on thelower section.v y The upper section l'( comprises aiback walllZQ, a bottom wall 21, side l,wal1s22al transverse. partition 1,23 above and parallelingthe bottom A. wal1.2`1-,fan d a plurality of vertically. extending partitions`24. all joined `rigidly together in any conventional-manner. Thus, a plurality of forwardly; ,facing compartments lare provided in. whichpanes of glass A of different sizesmay be displayed. 1Preferably, one or more of the 'verti-` cal partitionsmaybe interrupted bya transverse dividing .Wall V v to form Acompartments for the;

smaller panes of fglass. i The space `between the bottom l wall 21, and the transverse partition 23 may be used to display glaziersarticleasuch as` putty and tools,.generally indicated 26, as well asvv `to provide a storage space for a supply of gummed The 1ower section 1a has-a bottin wan zasidengo walls 29. connected by. ,spaced strips 30, and a ,plurality of yvertically extendingzpartitions. 31 .which-provider additional compartments for 'glass'.v It is preferred, as shown in Figs. 2 andLB; `that the lower. section be deeper from front. to -back Ythan the upper'sectionand that thelower section'` be thehigherfso thatsome of the compartments l 1 therein may` accommodate the' flargersized- .panes cfg glass. Legs 1v1a support the forwardly extend'- ,ving part;r Extendingpartiallyacross the front of the cabinet-,adjacent the cross barv 16-.and sup,- ,ported byfthe upper ends` of ycertainof the parti-L"y -tions;31 isa.flat,she1f. 32'. Underlying .theinner fend of the shelf and' interrupting' several partitions is a transverse; wa1l'33 forming the bottom wall of'acompartment forafdrawerfi. Asiin-y '.ilar`vv partition 35 supports a ,second drawerA 36.v This secondv draweris spaced downwardly;,fromVlr L the top of the flower 'sectionand is at `onesid'e. of 1 -theend ofthe shelf. to `.provide an'opening 38.*(see base of theglass cutting device.

of the base 39 is rigidly connected witha bracket.'

ting device by which a salesman may readily shape apane ofy glass to therequired dimensions.- A preferred form'of device is one l,which occupies a minimum amount of space, is located in an out of the way position, and.yet is convenient `to the user. rTo this end, the cross bar 16, above-the inner side of. the drawer 36, supports the lower end of an upright standard 39constituting the lI he upper end r4() which is mounted onthetop 12 of the frame 10. On the front face of the base 39 is a guide bar41 provided with a straight-edge 42, said guide t lse bar being mountedfor movement, as a whole, toward and away from the base to permitinsertion of a pane of glass therebetween. Toso mount the guide bar, spaced'and horizontally facing bearings v43 (Figs. 3 vand 4) are fixed in the up'- per endv'of the base 39 and inthe cross bar 16 immediately-beneath the lower end of the base. The guide bar 41 carries appropriately spaced studs or bolts 44 which extend through said l"bearings `andhave-heads45 on the Vfree ends thereof. Springs ,46; interposed between the vbearings-and the heads-exert a force normally urging the g-uide'barfagainstthebase. "The aperture through'the-upper bearing, as shown infFig. 3, is oval-shaped witlr-a verticall major axis whereby the guid'e'bar may tilt vslightly 'with' re- 35.-. s'pect-.to the `base.withoutfbinding the studs inthe f, Preferably; the guide bar is fashioned of` sheet metal and 'is generallyof Ushaped crosssection to provide aange defining the straight'edge'42. Moreover (see'Fig. -4) the Ybase of the-lv U vis arcuate or in the shape ofa shallow V infcrosssection:y Thus, only the longitudinal edges'y oithe guidelbar-` engage'v thelpane of glass to insure a Yclose binding engagement thereof withthepane as well asto producean accurate relationship between'thestraight edge and the glass.v Alsuitable yl'iandlei??facilitates manipulation of thegfuide ibayzll'.: Convenient means .-is` provided for' measuring rthe dimensions of apane ofglass-prior=to`cutting and;` in `this embodiment,- v such means comprises a ruledindicatingmember 48 (Figs.- 5 andv 6) which islsupported fupon the crossv barv 16 rearwardly oftheY shelf .32 and partially in ltherfacial #plane of the base 39.

.ishingedly securedv at the outeriend of the member, said. extension being appropriatelyr`-ruled on v both sides.;k YIn operating the devicea salesmanselects from the .convenienti assortment aA pane V'of Y glass, the 'dimensions vofjwhich' closely correspond to those required. i. The guidezbar isfpulledaway fromthe base 39-,1the pane of glass insertedbetween `the Yparts, as shown atV Bin Figs.11and 2, and -zthe fbar released .to firmly bind the' panein position.

the .barv is released, the Aproper measurements Y `.are-:takento vlocate the line of 'cutting ati/'the' straight edge.` f 'Ihisline having been'determined,

`the cutis made along the straightfedge byf-a .conventional glass cutting tool and the l,-Wasteend yofzthe,pane broken away; f

As may be seen at `50-.in Fig.' 4;- the-cross bar .ln-isinotched or recessed to-perm-it-the guide formed at thecabinet. l

bar to extend past the cross bar. Particularly is the cross bar cut away immediately beneath the straight edge 42. downwardly spaced awayfrom the vlower end of the cutting device. Hence, the cutting tool may uninterrupt'edly follow the straight. edge completely across the paneof glass andVV especially the lower part thereof in making the cut. The

opening 33, which communicates with the interior ofthe drawer36, permits the operatorto conveniently dispose of the scraps acquired from cutting operations.

.To enhance the attractiveness of the display, lampsl mountedin the top of the cabinet, in the` compartment126, and otherwise as desired, may be employedto illuminate the articles.

,Prei'erabi-y, the upright partitions 24 have one Moreover, the drawer v36 is tions necessaryfin vending glassmaylbe lper.,-`

I claim as my invention: l

1. A display cabinet for glaziers lsupplies com-'- prising, in combination, a skeleton frame of sheet metal having cornerv supports, atop, a .bottom and. a transverse cross` .bar intermediate said top` and bottom, a wooden section. within the upper. portion of Vsaidframe supported bysaid cross bar, said section having vertical partitions deiningcompartments for panes of glass and a transverse prfrrvtitionV providingyagstorage lspace forsupplies, a second,wooden. ;section in said frame below isaidirst mentioned section having partitions therein dening compartments; for

panes of glass and for drawers, andv a glass holding devicesupported on said cross barand, extending in a verticalplane across theV frontrof the upper one of said sections.-

2. A -cabinetfor'4 glaziers supplies comprising,

in combination, a skeleton frame, an upper and a lower cabinet'section inserted and mountedin saidv frame, a Vcross, bar on` saidframevinterme-y diate said sections for-supporting the uppersecv tion, said sections including means therein debar across the front of thefupper -p a rt1o f3 the K cabinet, said device including a member having a straight edge-terminating below the cross bar, said- 'cross "bar being) recessed adjacent.V said uninterruptedlyV across the length' of l the ystraight 3. A cabinet for glaZiers supplisrcomprisinzg,

in combination, vaV skeleton framega'nfllpper and a lower'cabinet section inserted and r mounted in said frameacross bar onsaid frameintermediate said 'sections for .supporting theA 11101161V section,

said sections rincluding means .therein defining compartmentsfor panesof glass, and azdevice supportedbetween the-frame vanl'thecross bar straight edge'tojpermita cutting tool tobedrawn 5 s uring indicia on its upper face mounted on the,

cross bar to extend partially thereacross, a support secured to the cross bar at the end of said member and extending upwardly therefrom across the face of the cabinet section, a bar having a straight edge disposed on the frontrface of said support, and means for mounting said bar on the support for movement toward and away from said support. including resilient means normally urging the bar toward the support.

5. A cabinet for glaziers supplies comprising,

in combination, aframehaving compartments for panes of glass, a cross bar on said frame intermediate its top and bottom, a device for holding a pane of v glass while aworking roperation is performed Athereon supported by said cross bar across the front'of the upper part of the cabinet,

said device including amember having a vertical straight edge terminating below the cross bar, said cross Abar being recessed adjacent said straight edge to permit uninterrupted use of the straight edge throughout the entire length thereof, and a drawer positioned below said straight edge to kreceive scraps of glass, said drawer'being spaced from the lower end-of said straight edge t-o provide additional clearance v below said straight edge. j, Y

f RALPH H..KINGDON.

t 1an 

